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Hex #5a959d

#5a959d is a great light blue shade for your next project. Scroll down for #5a959d color information, color shades and color usage information.

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#5a959d Conversion table

Category	blue (light blue)
HEX	#5a959d copy to clipboard
RGB	R 90 G 149 B 157 RGB (90, 149, 157) copy to clipboard
HSL	H 187.16 S 0.27 L 0.48
CMYK	C 26% M 3% Y 0% K 38%
Usage of blue	The color #5a959d is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#5a959d Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#5a959d to RGB conversion

Red	90	90% RED
Green	149	149% GREEN
Blue	157	157% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(90, 149, 157); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(90, 149, 157); // for css background-color

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#5a959d to CMYK conversion

Cyan	Magenta	Yellow	Black
26.27 %	3.14 %	0 %	38.43 %

#5a959d to HSL conversion

Hue	Saturation	Lightness
187.164	0.27	0.48

CSS code: color: hsl(187.2, 27%, 48%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #5a959d

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings:	not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color:	recommended
Usage for buttons:	watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #5a959d

Tints and Shades of #5a959d

Tints of #5a959d		Shades of #5a959d
	The actual color		The actual color
	5% lighter		5% darker
	10% lighter		10% darker
	15% lighter		15% darker

Color Examples: This is a blue Heading in #5a959d

This shows how text with the hex-color #5a959d would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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Blue Color Scheme based on #5a959d

Primary
#5a959d (already open)

Secondary
#9d625a

Tertiary
#ceada9

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Complementary Color: #9d625a

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Blue Webdesign Color Scheme based on #5a959d

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